Constitution
What is the basic law that tells us how a country should be governed?
Constitution
What governing document came before the U.S. Constitution?
Articles of Confederation
True/False: It was easy for the colonies to come up with a constitution they could all agree on.
False
True/False: the Preamble to the US Constitution is found at the end of the document.
False
What does “preamble” mean?
Introduction
What do we call a government ruled by the people who can vote?
Democratic Republic
Who can make changes to the Constitution?
People/Congress
Who are constitutions written, approved, and changed by?
the People
The first 10 amendments (changes/additions) to the Constitution are called what?
the Bill of Rights
The Preamble to the Constitution
explains that we are a gov’t created
by the _______ for the _______
gov’t created by the PEOPLE for the PEOPLE
True/False: The US Constitution limits the power of the government.
True
Who took secret notes at the Constitutional Convention?
James Madison
What were the Federalist Papers for?
To convince people to ratify (approve) the Constitution
Give an example of two freedoms included in the “Bill of Rights”.
Freedom of…
religion
press
assembly
speech
True / False: James Madison was asked to keep notes during the Constitutional Convention.
False
James Madison is known as the...
"Father of the Constitution"
What was the name of Madison’s plan for his state that turned into the framework for the Constitution?
The Virginia Plan
Who invented constitutions?
America
How many Articles are in the U.S. Constitution?
Seven
Which amendment gave women the right to vote?
the 19th amendment
Who approves the Constitution?
the People
Why didn’t the Articles of Confederation work?
There federal government was not strong enough to provide safety.
When is Constitution Day?
September 17th
How many amendments are there to the Constitution?
27
How was British government different from American government?
British government:
Decisions made by king
American government:
Decisions made by people